Starbucks Appreciation Day – Buy Coffee, Say “Thanks”

Today (2/14/12) the pro-gun blogging community encourages you to support the ‘buycott’ (opposite of boycott) of Starbucks coffee. Long story short: California open carry advocates legally carried handguns into a Starbucks last year which upset the anti-gunners.  The Brady Campaign started a petition to convince businesses to ban guns in their stores.  While some other [...]

Tom Gresham’s Operation Mag Drop

A few years ago on Gun Talk, Tom Gresham announced the Operation Mag Drop campaign.  Essentially, whenever you go to a place that has a ‘reception area’ where people wait (doctors’ offices, airport lobby, hospital, etc.) you bring along a few gun magazines to leave behind.  The idea being that by appealing to people’s curiosity and offering [...]

Texas Legislative Update: 5/12/11

Aaron brings it: Legislative Update Action Alert for Open Carry (Act today!)

Texas College Campus Concealed Carry Update

Via David Codrea at The War on Guns: SB354 Texas Campus carry is scheduled for a vote in the Criminal Justice committee tomorrow [3/31/11]. No question that it will pass and be heard on the Senate floor. Rumor control has it that one senator will offer a floor amendment to change the bill to require [...]

Get Out And Vote!!!

Breda shares a quote from House Republican Leader John Boehner: “Ladies and gentlemen, we have a president in the White House who referred to Americans who disagree with him as ‘our enemies.’… [Please read the rest] Let’s also remember the Obama said recently in Chicago “I’m not on the ballot but my agenda is.” That [...]

Will ObamaCare Ban Guns?

Via the Gun Owners of America: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus has something to say to gun owners:  “Own a gun; lose your coverage!” Baucus’ socialized health care bill comes up for a Finance Committee vote on Tuesday.  We have waited and waited and waited for the shifty Baucus to release legislative language.  But [...]

Call to Action: Knife Rights /Pocket Knife Ban (update 10/01/09)

News from Doug Ritter at KnifeRights.org: URGENT ACTION ALERT On September 16th Knife Rights participated in a lobby day on Capitol Hill, along with representatives of the American Knife and Tool Institute, the NRA and the Congressional Sportsmen Foundation.  Representing Knife Rights were Doug Ritter, Pete Brownell and Jason Kunkler (from www.knifecenter.com). While it was [...]

Call to Action: Knife Rights / Pocket Knife Ban – Write Your Reps Now!

I just (9/09/09) received this from Doug Ritter (KnifeRights.org): URGENT ACTION ALERT – Write House Members Now! Time for the Final Push to stop Customs Pocket Knife Grab.  We need you to write NOW!  BUT, not all of you… We have a targeted list of leaders of the House committees that will be involved in [...]

Call to Action: Pocket Knives to be BANNED on 6/21/09

I just finished listening to Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk podcast [1st hour 6/7/09 - link to listen or download] detailing how the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol have prosposed a rule change to ban pocket knives. Synopsis: CBP issued a proposed rule change in what amounts to a ‘newsletter’ that would essentially outlaw all pocket [...]